Overview
- The Pakistan Cricket Board confirmed Michael Smith's appointment on a two‑year contract on Tuesday, August 4.
- Smith will work across red‑ball and white‑ball formats and is expected to join the squad ahead of the first Test at Headingley on August 19.
- He replaces Asad Shafiq as the designated batting coach; Shafiq will remain involved with the team as a national selector.
- Smith holds a Level‑4 coaching qualification and has prior experience with PSL franchises Islamabad United, Karachi Kings and Multan Sultans plus roles with Hobart Hurricanes and Cricket Tasmania.
- The board framed the hire as a technical response to repeated Test collapses and frequent short‑term coaching changes, with Smith facing limited time to prepare Pakistan's batsmen for English conditions.